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DTIC ADA134768: Ballistic Testing of Armor Weldments

by: Defense Technical Information Center

Publication date: 1983-11-02

Topics: DTIC Archive, , ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD, *ARMOR PLATE, *IMPACT SHOCK, *WELDMENTS, ALUMINUM, BALLISTICS, EXPLOSIONS, IMPACT TESTS, JOINTS, PENETRATION, PROJECTILES, SHOCK RESISTANCE, STRAIN(MECHANICS), TEST AND EVALUATION,

Collection: dticarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

The report provides a method of evaluating effects of shock and penetration on armor weldments, due to projectile impact. Includes procedures for ballistic shock tests of H and double I plate welds, aluminum corner joints, repair welds, and explosion-bulge tests for strain limits of plates and weldments at various temperatures.